⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 11:45 · UTAH 32-26 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 0:00 · UTAH 64-45 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 0:52 · UTAH 82-66 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Love technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:02 · UTAH 61-45 MIN
📊The numbers
| UTAH | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 12 |
